Forum Display Enhancements - Sorky - SubForum List Control

Purpose
This plugin allows extensive control of how SubForums are displayed.

• Use any mix of between 0 and 10 columns
• Different layouts can be used on specified forums
• Change formatting
• Display Thread/Post counts
• Limit the number of SubForums shown (Show More/Less)
• Collapse entire display
• Sort SubForum display order
• plus lots more!

Installation
Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

Options
To set the options go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Sorky - SubForum List Control

Tips
To get it on the Forum Home page, set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Home" to "1"

For all other forums, set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Display" to "1"

You should also set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Sub-Forums" to "1" Note: Setting it higher will also work!

Version Log
For previous versions see 3.8.x
v2.0.0 - 15th of January, 2010 = official release for 4.0.x (click here for more information)

Hall Of Fame For ALL Versions (Donations - Greatly Appreciated - Thank You)
Fungsten US$25
Budweiser US$20
CreditForum US$25
lazyseller US$30
Alisa Lindsay US$10
Alfa1 ?50

Acknowledgement
Thanks (and apologies) to Cybernetec for the ideas & inspiration to generate this Mod.

Keywords
SubForum, SubForums, Sub-Forum, Sub-Forums, Table, List, Grid, Child, Children, Parent

Settings, Demonstration Screenshots, Notes, etc
See post 1

If you like this Mod please click INSTALL.

[insidegames]

I have a great problem with this gread mod. when i collapse my subforums know as "Community Area", then collapse it all under Community Area. Whats the problem?

[nate123456]

I have noticed some issues with font color while playing with this mod, and I was hoping to figure this out. No matter what I do I can't change the color of the mod's fonts. I can change the background color, and other things, but i went down the list of options and changed every color option there was, but none of them changed the font.

The font I am looking to change is the title of the subforums section that is below each category.

For example, it says:

Sub-forums: [speechbubble] link 1, [speechbubble] link 2, etc.

My links are colored to be dark blue/highlighted dark blue. The text "Sub-forums" is white. the links are unreadable when I change the background to a dark color, and the "sub-forums" text is unreadable when I switch it to a light background (which is the way I want it).

Is there a way to change that text's font color to a darker shade?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Sorky]

Go to the mod's options...

The "HTML" one's are available to add some formatting such as colour.

If I remember correctly, the "Forum Description" also has a class assigned by default.

[nate123456]

Yea, the "forum description" one does have the class="forumdescription" bit in that field. does that field affect the "subforums:" text? If so, what should I change it to to darken the color? removing/adding the text doesn't really change anything as far as I can tell...

I'm trying to figure out which "html" field is the right one, so i've taken some screenshots of the ones I believe could be the right ones. I have already tried to change these to no avail, but maybe I was doing it wrong. I attached 2 screens of the settings i guess to be the ones to change, and a screen of what im trying to change... I know you don't have a vbulletin license anymore, so you can only guess from memory but any help is great.

once I find the field, what should I type in? I really don't have much experience with html...

<FONT COLOR="######">text text text text text</FONT> is this right? you have

bgcolor="#15317E" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
bgcolor="#EBEBEB" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1"

in 2 different fields, maybe that's what I need to add (without the cellpadding stuff) and I changed those colors, but they either don't do anything or don't change the text color, only the background.

[Sorky]

The "HTML" formatting options insert whatever you type into the field so you can do pretty much anything...

Using this...

bgcolor="#15317E" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"

The full HTML would look like this...

<td bgcolor="#15317E" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0">

Use whatever you want [eg: color="red"]


If you use class="xxx", then you define "xxx" in a style sheet.

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by insidegames

I have a great problem with this gread mod. when i collapse my subforums know as "Community Area", then collapse it all under Community Area. Whats the problem?

Problem is most likely to be <div>s not matching up correctly, usually due to style or other modifications that modify the layout

Build a clean VBulletin, add my mod and check the operation. Then add your style. Then add other mods. When it breaks, you know the culprit and you have a place to start.

If the culprit is another Mod, often simply changing the priority of the Mods [put mine earlier] will solve the problem.

[markp_2000]

Sorky - I'm trying to do that right now. I'm also running the tabbed home page.

I think it needs to be earlier. Do I need to change all of your mod plugins to make it work?

Mark

[vbandroid]

does this work with 4.1.12?

[nrms?]

Installed on vbulletin 4.1.12 but does not work correctly with the settings of agreements, has no effect on the line list of sub-forums.

I leave an idea to improve the fit of settings: settings evitanto simplify the current confusion (eg, a definition is presented, then back to present another to overlap the same).

[Gripi]

hi..

installed and working fine..

but in mobile style (from vbulletin), the subforum error / disappear, but if i disable this mod, the mobile style works agian without any problem.

any update for this mod?